Cultural diversity
Ancestry
About this topic
Ancestry describes a person's cultural association and ethnic background, and Census respondents can report more than one ancestry. It is a broader cultural measure than country of birth because it can reflect family heritage across generations.
This topic helps show the size and diversity of cultural groups in an area, including groups whose members were born in Australia. Because multiple ancestries can be reported, ancestry totals can exceed the total population, so it is best read with birthplace, language used at home, and religion.
Interpretation notes
- People can report up to two ancestries, so category totals represent responses rather than a single unduplicated person count.
- ABS advises that ancestry is best used with birthplace and language, because ancestry alone is a broad measure of ethnicity and cultural background.
- The 2021 form added separate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mark boxes, so those categories need caution in over-time comparison.
Key insight
In 2021, the largest ancestry groups among residents in Falcon were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Falcon - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Falcon in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Falcon, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
English
2021 count
2,785
% of total
50.4%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
2,785
50.4%
+1.8pp
Australian
2021 count
2,112
% of total
38.2%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
2,112
38.2%
-0.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
608
% of total
11.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
608
11.0%
0.0pp
Irish
2021 count
556
% of total
10.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
556
10.1%
+0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
204
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
204
3.7%
+0.3pp
German
2021 count
192
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
192
3.5%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
126
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
126
2.3%
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
115
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
115
2.1%
+1.9pp
Welsh
2021 count
85
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
85
1.5%
+0.3pp
Maori
2021 count
82
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
82
1.5%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+275
+1.8pp
Australian
+96
-0.8pp
Scottish
+38
0.0pp
Irish
+47
+0.2pp
Italian
+28
+0.3pp
German
+16
+0.1pp
Dutch
+18
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+104
+1.9pp
Welsh
+25
+0.3pp
Maori
+15
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Falcon. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 2,785 | 50.4% | 48.1% | 2,510 | 48.6% | 47.4% | +275 | +1.8pp |
| Australian | 2,112 | 38.2% | 35.1% | 2,016 | 39.0% | 35.9% | +96 | -0.8pp |
| Scottish | 608 | 11.0% | 10.2% | 570 | 11.0% | 10.2% | +38 | 0.0pp |
| Irish | 556 | 10.1% | 9.6% | 509 | 9.9% | 9.8% | +47 | +0.2pp |
| Italian | 204 | 3.7% | 3.2% | 176 | 3.4% | 3.1% | +28 | +0.3pp |
| German | 192 | 3.5% | 3.3% | 176 | 3.4% | 3.3% | +16 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 126 | 2.3% | 2.2% | 108 | 2.1% | 2.0% | +18 | +0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 115 | 2.1% | 2.8% | 11 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +104 | +1.9pp |
| Welsh | 85 | 1.5% | 1.2% | 60 | 1.2% | 1.1% | +25 | +0.3pp |
| Maori | 82 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 67 | 1.3% | 1.5% | +15 | +0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).